First State Capitol

First State Capitol is in Santa Clara County, California. First State Capitol is situated nearby to the park Plaza De Cesar Chavez, as well as near Paseo de San Antonio.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Circle of Palms Plaza and Cathedral Basilica of Saint Joseph.

Circle of Palms Plaza

Park

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The Circle of Palms Plaza is located in downtown San Jose, California. It is composed of a ring of palm trees encircling a California State Seal, and designates the California Historical Marker 461, the site of California's first state capital from 1849 to 1851.

Cathedral Basilica of Saint Joseph

Church

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The Cathedral Basilica of St. Joseph is a historic Catholic church in Downtown San Jose that serves as the cathedral for the Diocese of San José in California, with the distinction of minor basilica. Cathedral Basilica of Saint Joseph is situated 570 feet northwest of First State Capitol.

Plaza De Cesar Chavez

Park

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The Plaza de César Chávez is an urban plaza and park in Downtown San Jose, California. The plaza was originally laid out by Spanish authorities in 1797, to serve as the plaza mayor of the Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe, making it the oldest public space in Northern California.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Downtown Historic District and San Jose.

Downtown Historic District

Neighborhood

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The Downtown Historic District of San Jose, California is a designated U.S. Historic District area of the city roughly the size of one square block. It is bounded by S.

San Jose

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Often called "the capital of Silicon Valley", San Jose is the largest city in the Bay Area, 3rd largest in California, and the 12th largest city in the United States, with a population of over 997,000 residents as of 2024.